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傳人

简传人 · 繁傳人

Mandarin · pinyin chuán rén

to teach
to impart
a disciple
descendant

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傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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2–2 · chuan2 ren2

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cyun4 jan4

Cantonese word readings for 傳人. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(literary) person well-known by later generations
(literary) person able to inherit a certain kind of learning or skill and pass it on
(literary) successor; inheritor; heir

verb

(literary) to pass on to others
(literary) to summon someone; to beckon someone
(literary) to infect others; to be contagious; to be infectious

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